Resolutions

I think that Bishop Ricken has some very insightful thoughts on new resolutions and i agree with many of them. If i had to write down five resolutions of my own for a year of faith, my first would be to be kind and compassionate and caring to everyone around me. It is important to be seen as an object of sincerity to others and know they always have someone there for them and i would like to be that person. My second resolution would be to participate in more volunteer work. I would very much like to be more involved with our schools CSC program and help those who are in need or less fortunate. My third resolution would be attempt to attend mass more often. I am not very vigilant when it comes to attending mass and a strong resolution of mine is to change that. My fourth resolution would be to insinuate solidarity among my friends and my family, meaning creating closer relationships between one another. My final resolution would be to hold true to my faith. It is hard, especially when going through rough patches in life, to hold true to one's faith which is why i want to make it a resolution to always stay true to it. Even if I am faced with difficulties, it is important that i remember who i am and what i believe.

Circle Of Protection

In the videos, Obama gives his input on poverty and his way of helping prevent poverty in the future. Putting this in the perspective of acts of charity and acts of justice, Obama's method is more of an act of charity. He sees poverty as a moral issue, meaning that we as a nation should work together to do more to help those in poverty. Although this sounds promising, he has no plans of creating more jobs or job opportunities in order to help those in poverty. His hopes in helping those in needs is not a long term solution. There is no way to create jobs or help those in poverty when the nation itself is in a tremendous amount of debt and Obama has done nothing to fix this problem. Romney on the other hand, has a plan of creating more jobs and doing his best to fix the economy. He has a five part economic plan that will help create 12,000,000 new jobs which in turn will create more opportunities for those to get on the payroll and create a new life for themselves. Romney's plan to help prevent poverty is an act of justice, meaning it will help to change the way of the world in the long run. It will not only help people to get out of poverty, but it will prevent it in the future by creating a better economy so fewer people fall into the grasp of poverty.